Template:2016 Summer Paralympics Participating National Paralympic Committees

Participating National Paralympic Committees
Afghanistan (1) Algeria (60)^[1] Angola (4)^[2]^[3] Argentina (84) Armenia (2) Aruba (1) Australia (177)^[4] Austria (27) Azerbaijan (25)^[1] Bahrain (2) Belarus (20)^[1] Belgium (29) Benin (1) Bermuda (2) Bosnia and Herzegovina (14)^[5] Botswana (1) Brazil (285)^[6]^[7] Bulgaria (7) Burkina Faso (1) Burundi (1) Cambodia (1) Cameroon (1) Canada (153) Cape Verde (2) Central African Republic (1) Chile (15) China (308)^[8]^[9]^[5] Colombia (39)^[10] Comoros (1) Republic of the Congo (1) Costa Rica (3) Croatia (19) Cuba (22) Cyprus (2) Czech Republic (37) Denmark (21)^[9] Democratic Republic of the Congo (2) Dominican Republic (2) Ecuador (5) Egypt (45) El Salvador (1) Estonia (6) Ethiopia (5) Faroe Islands (1)^[11] Fiji (2) Finland (26)^[9]^[12] France (123) Gabon (1) The Gambia (1) Georgia (5) Germany (155)^[13]^[14]^[9] Ghana (3) Great Britain (264)^[15] Greece (60) Guatemala (1) Guinea (1) Guinea-Bissau (1) Haiti (1) Honduras (2) Hong Kong (24)^[16] Hungary (43)^[9] Iceland (5) India (19) Indonesia (9)^[17] Individual Paralympic Athletes (2)^[18] Iran (110) Iraq (14) Ireland (44)^[19] Israel (33) Italy (101) Ivory Coast (5) Jamaica (3) Japan (132)^[9] Jordan (10) Kazakhstan (11) Kenya (19) Kuwait (6) Kyrgyzstan (3)^[9] Laos (1) Latvia (11) Lesotho (2) Libya (3) Lithuania (13) Luxembourg (3) Macau (1)^[20] Macedonia (2)^[9] Madagascar (1) Malawi (1) Malaysia (19) Mali (2) Malta (1) Mauritius (2) Mexico (71) Moldova (3) Mongolia (8)^[9] Montenegro (2) Morocco (26)^[1] Mozambique (1) Myanmar (2) Namibia (10)^[21] Nepal (2) Netherlands (120) New Zealand (31)^[22] Nicaragua (3) Niger (2) Nigeria (23) North Korea (2) Norway (25)^[9] Oman (2) Pakistan (1) Palestine (1) Panama (2) Papua New Guinea (2) Peru (6) Philippines (5)^[23] Poland (90)^[9] Portugal (37)^[24] Puerto Rico (4) Qatar (3) Romania (12) Rwanda (13) Samoa (2) São Tomé and Príncipe (1) Saudi Arabia (3) Senegal (2) Serbia (16)^[9] Seychelles (1) Sierra Leone (1) Singapore (13) Slovakia (28)^[9] Slovenia (8)^[9] Somalia (1) South Africa (44) South Korea (82)^[9] Spain (113) Sri Lanka (9) Suriname (1) Sweden (58)^[25] Switzerland (24) Syria (2) Chinese Taipei (13) Tajikistan (1) Tanzania (1) Thailand (45) East Timor (2) Togo (1) Tonga (2) Trinidad and Tobago (3) Tunisia (31) Turkey (81)^[9]^[12] Turkmenistan (2) Uganda (1) Ukraine (168)^[26]^[9] United Arab Emirates (18)^[9] United States (279)^[9]^[5]^[12] Uruguay (4) Uzbekistan (32)^[1] Venezuela (23)^{[citation needed]} Vietnam (11) Virgin Islands (1) Zimbabwe (6)^[27]

Number of athletes by National Paralympic Committees (by highest to lowest)[edit]

IPC	Country	Athletes
CHN	China	308
BRA	Brazil	285
USA	United States	279
GBR	Great Britain	264
AUS	Australia	177
UKR	Ukraine	168
GER	Germany	155
CAN	Canada	153
JPN	Japan	132
FRA	France	126
NED	Netherlands	120
ESP	Spain	113
IRI	Iran	110
ITA	Italy	101
POL	Poland	90
ARG	Argentina	84
KOR	South Korea	82
TUR	Turkey	81
MEX	Mexico	71
ALG	Algeria	60
SWE	Sweden	58
RSA	South Africa	44
EGY	Egypt	45
THA	Thailand	45
IRL	Ireland	44
HUN	Hungary	43
COL	Colombia	39
CZE	Czech Republic	37
POR	Portugal	37
ISR	Israel	33
UZB	Uzbekistan	32
NZL	New Zealand	31
TUN	Tunisia	31
BEL	Belgium	29
SVK	Slovakia	28
AUT	Austria	27
FIN	Finland	26
MAR	Morocco	26
AZE	Azerbaijan	25
NOR	Norway	25
HKG	Hong Kong	24
SUI	Switzerland	24
VEN	Venezuela	23
CUB	Cuba	22
DEN	Denmark	21
BLR	Belarus	20
CRO	Croatia	19
IND	India	19
KEN	Kenya	19
MAS	Malaysia	19
UAE	United Arab Emirates	18
SRB	Serbia	16
CHI	Chile	15
BIH	Bosnia and Herzegovina	14
IRQ	Iraq	14
LTU	Lithuania	13
RWA	Rwanda	13
SIN	Singapore	13
TPE	Chinese Taipei	13
ROU	Romania	12
KAZ	Kazakhstan	11
LAT	Latvia	11
VIE	Vietnam	11
JOR	Jordan	10
NAM	Namibia	10
SRI	Sri Lanka	9
INA	Indonesia	9
PUR	Puerto Rico	9
MGL	Mongolia	8
SLO	Slovenia	8
BUL	Bulgaria	7
EST	Estonia	6
KUW	Kuwait	6
PER	Peru	6
ZIM	Zimbabwe	6
ECU	Ecuador	5
ETH	Ethiopia	5
GEO	Georgia	5
ISL	Iceland	5
CIV	Ivory Coast	5
PHI	Philippines	5
ANG	Angola	4
URU	Uruguay	4
CRC	Costa Rica	3
GHA	Ghana	3
JAM	Jamaica	3
KGZ	Kyrgyzstan	3
LBA	Libya	3
LUX	Luxembourg	3
MDA	Moldova	3
QAT	Qatar	3
KSA	Saudi Arabia	3
TRI	Trinidad and Tobago	3
ARM	Armenia	2
BRN	Bahrain	2
BER	Bermuda	2
CPV	Cape Verde	2
CYP	Cyprus	2
COD	Democratic Republic of the Congo	2
DOM	Dominican Republic	2
FIJ	Fiji	2
HON	Honduras	2
IPA	Individual Paralympic Athletes	2
LES	Lesotho	2
MLI	Mali	2
MRI	Mauritius	2
MNE	Montenegro	2
MYA	Myanmar	2
NEP	Nepal	2
NCA	Nicaragua	2
NIG	Niger	2
NGE	Madagascar	2
PRK	North Korea	2
OMA	Oman	2
PAN	Panama	2
PNG	Papua New Guinea	2
SAM	Samoa	2
SEN	Senegal	2
SYR	Syria	2
TLS	East Timor	2
TGA	Tonga	2
TKM	Turkmenistan	2
MKD	Macedonia	1
AFG	Afghanistan	1
ARU	Aruba	1
BEN	Benin	1
BOT	Botswana	1
BUR	Burkina Faso	1
BDI	Burundi	1
CAM	Cambodia	1
CMR	Cameroon	1
CAF	Central African Republic	1
COM	Comoros	1
CGO	Republic of the Congo	1
ESA	El Salvador	1
FRO	Faroe Islands	1
GAB	Gabon	1
GAM	The Gambia	1
GUA	Guatemala	1
GUI	Guinea	1
GBS	Guinea-Bissau	1
HAI	Haiti	1
LAO	Laos	1
MAC	Macau	1
MAD	Madagascar	1
MAW	Malawi	1
MLT	Malta	1
MOZ	Mozambique	1
PAK	Pakistan	1
PLE	Palestine	1
STP	São Tomé and Príncipe	1
SEY	Seychelles	1
SLE	Sierra Leone	1
SOM	Somalia	1
SUR	Suriname	1
TJK	Tajikistan	1
TAN	Tanzania	1
TOG	Togo	1
UGA	Uganda	1
ISV	Virgin Islands	1
Total	4,342

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Follow the race to qualify for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". Rio 2016 Official Website. Archived from the original on 21 March 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
^ "Conhecida selecção para Jogos Paralímpicos Rio'2016". ANGOP. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
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^ "2016 Australian Paralympic Team receives nine extra spots". Australian Paralympic Committee News, 29 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Athletes from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iran, China and USA are first to qualify for Rio 2016". Rio 2016 Official Website. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
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^ "Brasil ganha mais seis vagas na Rio 2016, e CPB anuncia os convocados". globoesporte.com (in Portuguese). August 25, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
^ "China to send biggest ever team to Rio Paralympics". China Daily. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
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^ "#HeroesEnRio: El sueño continúa…" [Heroes in Rio. The dream continues ...]. MCL Deportes (in Spanish). 4 September 2016.
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^ ^a ^b ^c "Five goalball teams book their places at Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". Rio 2016 Official Website. 5 July 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
^ "Größeres Team reist zu den Paralympics". dbs-npc.de (in German). DBS NPC. 2016-08-25. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
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^ "Five goalball teams book their places at Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". Supercharge ParalympicsGB. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
^ "Rio 2016 Paralympic Games Hong Kong Delegation" (PDF). Hong Kong Paralympic Committee & Sports Association for the Physically Disabled. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
^ "Indonesia loloskan sembilan atlet ke Paralimpiade brazil". antaranews.com. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
^ "Rio Paralympics: Two refugee Para-athletes named for Rio Paralympics". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
^ Irish Times (6 July 2016). "Ireland select 44 athletes for Rio Paralympics". Retrieved 26 July 2016.
^ "Macau leva apenas um atleta aos Jogos Paralímpicos" (in Portuguese). Teledifusão de Macau. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
^ "Record 10 athletes qualify for Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". The Namibian. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
^ "Holly Robinson selected as flag bearer as New Zealand Paralympic Team officially welcomed in Rio". Paralympics New Zealand. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
^ "PH to send 5 athletes to Rio Paralympics". Manila Bulletin. Philippine News Agency. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
^ "Missão Portuguesa aos Jogos Paralímpicos Rio 2016 aumenta para 37 atletas". Comité Paralímpico de Portugal. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
^ http://www.paralympics.se/Nyheter/NyheterfranParalympics/SverigestrupptillRiopresenterad/
^ "Ukraine wins football 7-a-side European title – and qualifies for Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". Rio 2016 Official Website. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
^ Pavitt, Michael (28 May 2016). "Eight bipartite rowing berths awarded for Rio 2016 Paralympics". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 7 June 2016.

[full_list-1] "Follow the race to qualify for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". Rio 2016 Official Website. Archived from the original on 21 March 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2016.

[2] "Conhecida selecção para Jogos Paralímpicos Rio'2016". ANGOP. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.

[3] "Conhecida PROGRAMA DE COMPETIÇÕES DE ANGOLA NOS JOGOS PARALÍMPICOS". Comité Paralímpico Angolano. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.

[Australia-4] "2016 Australian Paralympic Team receives nine extra spots". Australian Paralympic Committee News, 29 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.

[volley-5] "Athletes from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iran, China and USA are first to qualify for Rio 2016". Rio 2016 Official Website. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.

[6] "Paralimpíada: de olho no top 5, Brasil convoca delegação recorde". globoesporte.com (in Portuguese). July 19, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2016.

[7] "Brasil ganha mais seis vagas na Rio 2016, e CPB anuncia os convocados". globoesporte.com (in Portuguese). August 25, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2016.

[chinadaily-chnteam-8] "China to send biggest ever team to Rio Paralympics". China Daily. Retrieved 26 August 2016.

[shooting-9] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s "RESULTS BOOK 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships Suhl, Germany (Olympic quotas page 49)" (PDF). 30 August 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2014.

[10] "#HeroesEnRio: El sueño continúa…" [Heroes in Rio. The dream continues ...]. MCL Deportes (in Spanish). 4 September 2016.

[Morkore-11] "Krista Mørkøre við til Paralympisku leikirnar í Rio" (in Faroese). Ítróttasambandið fyri brekað. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2016.

[goalball-12] "Five goalball teams book their places at Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". Rio 2016 Official Website. 5 July 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.

[13] "Größeres Team reist zu den Paralympics". dbs-npc.de (in German). DBS NPC. 2016-08-25. Retrieved 2016-08-29.

[dressage-14] "First equestrian spots confirmed for Rio 2016". International Paralympic Committee. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.

[15] "Five goalball teams book their places at Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". Supercharge ParalympicsGB. Retrieved 9 September 2016.

[16] "Rio 2016 Paralympic Games Hong Kong Delegation" (PDF). Hong Kong Paralympic Committee & Sports Association for the Physically Disabled. Retrieved 8 August 2016.

[17] "Indonesia loloskan sembilan atlet ke Paralimpiade brazil". antaranews.com. Retrieved 3 September 2016.

[bbc-refugeeteam-18] "Rio Paralympics: Two refugee Para-athletes named for Rio Paralympics". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 August 2016.

[19] Irish Times (6 July 2016). "Ireland select 44 athletes for Rio Paralympics". Retrieved 26 July 2016.

[20] "Macau leva apenas um atleta aos Jogos Paralímpicos" (in Portuguese). Teledifusão de Macau. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.

[21] "Record 10 athletes qualify for Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". The Namibian. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.

[22] "Holly Robinson selected as flag bearer as New Zealand Paralympic Team officially welcomed in Rio". Paralympics New Zealand. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.

[pna5-23] "PH to send 5 athletes to Rio Paralympics". Manila Bulletin. Philippine News Agency. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.

[24] "Missão Portuguesa aos Jogos Paralímpicos Rio 2016 aumenta para 37 atletas". Comité Paralímpico de Portugal. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.

[25] ttp://www.paralympics.se/Nyheter/NyheterfranParalympics/SverigestrupptillRiopresenterad/

[7aside-26] "Ukraine wins football 7-a-side European title – and qualifies for Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". Rio 2016 Official Website. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.

[27] Pavitt, Michael (28 May 2016). "Eight bipartite rowing berths awarded for Rio 2016 Paralympics". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 7 June 2016.

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